India has abundant coal resources, but weaker production and pressure on power-plant inventories expose a gap between coal underground and reliable fuel availability. Production has lost momentum India’s coal story has entered a more challenging...
The end of India’s eight-week stock market losing streak brings relief, but not yet reassurance. West Asian tensions, expensive oil, tighter global monetary conditions and the RBI’s shift toward calibrated tightening continue to test a...
India’s economic growth has entered the second half of FY2026-27 with a strong growth number but a more complicated economic environment. Real GDP grew 7.8% in the April-June 2026 quarter, considerably stronger than many expectations....
The rupee remains under pressure, crude oil is highly volatile around $100, global monetary conditions have tightened, the monsoon has fallen short and foreign investors remain cautious. The real challenge is how these pressures interact....
India’s 7.8% real GDP growth in the first quarter of 2026-27 is an undeniably strong number. It was also a surprise, coming above most forecasts. Yet almost immediately, the number became the subject of an...
Digital platforms are creating new jobs and income opportunities at remarkable speed. The larger question is whether they are also creating better livelihoods. When Rajesh, a fresh B.Com graduate from Indore, enters the workforce, he...
The New Delhi Declaration reveals both the possibilities and the limits of a changing world order—and the extraordinary balancing act India must perform within it. There are moments in international diplomacy when what is not...
This headline is impressive. What lies beneath it? Real GDP grew 7.8% in April–June 2026 over the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Nominal GDP grew by 10.3%. Real GVA grew by 8.2%, while manufacturing expanded by 9.2%...
The sharpest gold correction in months is exposing a deeper change in the global reserve system. Gold as suddenly lost some of its shine. Over the three trading sessions ending September 2, gold futures had...
India’s economy continues to present an encouraging picture. Growth is around 7 per cent, infrastructure investment remains strong, consumption is holding up, digital payments are booming and government revenues remain reasonably buoyant. Yet there is...
A nation’s greatest resource is not the number of its people, but the opportunities it creates for them. Maximizing demographic potential requires generating meaningful economic opportunities for youth. Every Train Carries More Than Passengers As...
The southwest monsoon has always occupied a special place in India’s economic history. Even today, despite rapid industrialisation, technological progress and the emergence of a diversified economy, the arrival of the monsoon continues to influence...